St. Joseph News-Press back issues from June 2005:
Area churches seek to provide resources for Hispanic newcomers
Jun 01, 2005 ... Finding a church is one of the first things a family looks forwhen moving to a new city. Area churches are recognizing this need ofa particular group of newcomers, who are flocking to St. Joseph. When Triumph Foods opens this fall, 350 workers will be needed atthe pork processing ...
Spotting a bad idea
Jun 01, 2005 ... No one in the Heartland of America should have been surprised tolearn New York's Medicaid program paid for nearly 200 sex offendersto receive drugs for the treatment of impotence during the last fiveyears. East Coast liberals are famous for mushy-headed thinking. But Missourians ...
Deffenbaugh will not be considered in trash service bid
Jun 01, 2005 ... The city of St. Joseph is dumping its trash collector, DeffenbaughDisposal Services, for not complying with its contract. The city specifically alleges that Deffenbaugh hasn't taken all ofthe city's waste to the city landfill. Deffenbaugh owns a landfill inKansas. The issue ...
Vital statistics June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Births The following births were reported at Heartland Health. Thegeneral public visiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily. Allison Lee and Cory Damgar, Savannah, Mo., a son born Thursday,May 26, 2005. Cecil and Alisha Kernes, Savannah, Mo., a son born Friday, May ...
Feelings vary about retail competition
Jun 01, 2005; ... St. Joseph stores that existed before the Shoppes at North Villagemight be forgiven for feeling as if they were wearing a Target. That's because of all the new options for St. Joseph shoppers atthe new retail development. "We have had some negative sales impact since Target ...
Your letters June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... A memorable life I was very pleased to read your tribute to R. Kermyt Roebuck. Iagree wholeheartedly with the impression that he was an extremelybright and well-read man with a broad range of interests as well asbeing an unusually warm, sensitive person. He worked at the St ....
In the courts June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Atchison man pleads guilty to statutory rape An Atchison, Kan., man accused of raping a young runaway pleadedguilty to statutory rape Tuesday in Buchanan County Circuit Court. Derek Otte, 24, is charged with one count of first-degreestatutory rape of a person less than ...
Late notices, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Mildred Brewer BOLCKOW, Mo. - Mildred (Kerns) Brewer, 81, Bolckow, died Sunday,May 29, 2005, at her vacation home in Donna, Texas. Arrangements are pending at Breit-Hawkins & Gladden Funeral Home,Savannah, Mo. Loren Dunham Loren Dunham, 83, St. Joseph, died ...
List, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... City Deaths Loren Dunham Sara L. Marcus* Dallas, Texas Merle Pecora W. Juanita Thomas* Kansas City, Mo. Carrol E. Vulgamott, Page B4 *Former St. Joseph resident Missouri Deaths Mildred ...
Counties to form regional jail
Jun 01, 2005 ... PATTONSBURG, Mo. - Two Northwest Missouri counties have takentheir first steps to develop what they say would be the first multi-jurisdictional county jail in the state. Last week, the county commissions of Daviess and DeKalb countiessigned a contract creating a regional jail ...
Performance-enhancing drugs pose whole new set of ethical questions
Jun 01, 2005; ... Life - not just baseball - comes with asterisks now. That's because there are more and more people using performance-enhancing drugs. Prozac, Viagra, even some herbal and over-the-counter remedies cangive somebody a competitive edge. What's that, you say? You ...
Move designed to save money
Jun 01, 2005 ... St. Joseph's local branch office for the Albany Regional Centerwill move locations in August as part of an initiative to make betteruse of state-owned facilities. The office, currently located at 2921 N. Belt Highway, will moveto the St. Joseph State Office Building at 525 Jules ...
Russian/Brazilian guitarist wins festival
Jun 01, 2005 ... Russian/Brazilian guitarist Alieksey Vianna took first place inthe final round of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival's2005 competition, held Sunday at the Christian Science Church. Taking second and third place, respectively, were Marco Sator ofUruguay and Joseph Williams ...
Storms knock out power to thousands
Jun 01, 2005 ... At least 1,556 Aquila Inc. customers lost power Tuesday night,according to Carl Petz, director of customer communications. Mr. Petz attributed the outage, which affected customers andtraffic lights in St. Joseph, Amazonia and Country Club Village, toTuesday night's storms. At ...
Teen escapes from Buchanan County Academy
Jun 01, 2005 ... City police officers on foot chased a juvenile male Tuesday whomthey believed had ran away from the Buchanan County Academy onMonday, according to Cmdr. Jim Connors of the St. Joseph PoliceDepartment. A 14-year-old - who was being detained at the facility forhabitually running ...
Obituaries, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... James F. Crouch 1956-2005 CASPER, Wyo. - James Frank Crouch, 49, Casper, died May 25, 2005. Mr. Crouch worked for the Department of Revenue. Surviving: wife, Helene; children, Trey, Megan and Russell;brother, John. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, ...
Services, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Jacob William "Bill" Brunner, 70, Hiawatha, Kan., 10 a.m. today,First Christian Church, Hiawatha. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery,Hiawatha. Arrangements: Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha. Clayton Felix Bledsoe, 76, Guilford, Mo., 2 p.m. today, PriceFuneral Home, Maryville, Mo ....
2 drivers injured in U.S. 59 accident
Jun 01, 2005 ... ATCHISON, Kan. - The drivers of a pickup and a semi-trailer weretaken to two hospitals Tuesday night for injuries they sustainedafter their vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 59 near Atchison,according to the Kansas State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at 6 p.m., west of Full ...
Obscure word trips Trenton speller
Jun 02, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Define "carrosserie." OK, try just pronouncing it. It's the word that tripped up a Trenton, Mo., teenager in thesecond round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday. Meaning"body shop," the French word is so obscure that it isn't evenrecognized by Microsoft Word ...
Smith hopes Oliver fills leadership role
Jun 02, 2005 ... Tom Smith may have finally found his leader. After two sub-par seasons in which he has pointed to a lack ofleadership on the floor, Missouri Western's head basketball coachbelieves he has solved that problem with the signing of Kenny "Pooh"Oliver as point guard. Oliver, a ...
Sesquicentennial events begin Saturday
Jun 02, 2005 ... It's been more than 150 years since Nathan Meek entered AtchisonCounty with a plan to establish a new town. He got his wish in 1855 when the Missouri Assembly incorporatedRock Port. The approximately 1,400 proud residents of the town willbegin celebrating Rock Port's ...
CLASS 3 ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Jun 02, 2005 ... BASEBALL First team 1B - Wes Miller, Benton. 2B - Brent Seifert, Cameron. 3B - TylerRyun, Platte County. SS - Jacob Hicks, Chillicothe. OF - BlakeSeifert, Cameron; Ryan Hook, Benton; Jake Jorn, Kearney. C - JaredScobee, Lawson. U - Chris Pinson, Benton. P - Trent Woodward, ...
Cellulose insulation slows firefighters
Jun 02, 2005 ... Six St. Joseph Fire Department companies responded to a fire at719 Albermarle St. Wednesday morning and encountered a substance thatis hard for them to fight. The fire happened at 11:40 a.m. and spread to the home's attic,which was filled with cellulose insulation, said Bob ...
Prep Notebook: Van Cleave concludes college career
Jun 02, 2005 ... Former Maryville prep Matt Van Cleave was selected to the at-large all-district VII academic All-America team by the CollegeSports Information Directors of America last week. Van Cleave, a Kansas State senior, was among 10 student-athletesnominated in regional universities. He was ...
Chiefs return Stills to linebacker spot
Jun 02, 2005 ... KANSAS CITY - Gary Stills looks the part and acts the part, butsometimes just can't fit the part. The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shifted like a yo-yo fromdefensive end to linebacker during his six-year career. After playingprimarily at defensive end the last three years, Stills ...
Smiles, anticipation mark last school day
Jun 02, 2005 ... Hallway walls are bare, the lost-and-found pile threatens to takeover a room and the supply closet is near empty - all signs point tothe last day of school. Paden Chambers' cardinal red T-shirt bounces from wall to wall ashe weaves his way through students during his last day at ...
Local Dairy Queens safe from closing
Jun 02, 2005; ... St. Joseph's three Dairy Queen locations are in no danger ofclosing. After the death of the ice cream shops' owner, Pat Stark, lastmonth, rumors that the company would force the Dairy Queen locationsto convert to Brazier restaurants or close have made some ...
KCI can still work for us
Jun 02, 2005 ... Kansas City International Airport is a dream waiting to explodeinto reality. It has been that way for about 30 years. That situationcould be about to change. The Kansas City Department of Aviation and the Platte CountyEconomic Development Council commissioned the Kenan Institute ...
Obituary list, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... City Deaths James G. Brewer* Bartlesville, Okla. Lorin A. Dunham Roseanna M. Guess Jessie M. Ide Jackson Kelley Eileen Lucas Chillicothe, Mo. Dorothy A. Phillips,* Page B4 Mason City, Iowa Carrol E ....
Area petition drive targets DeLay
Jun 02, 2005 ... Some people in Northwest Missouri want Texas U.S. Rep. Tom DeLayremoved as House majority leader and on Wednesday delivered that viewto their congressman. Acting in coordination with a national petition drive conductedover the Internet by MoveOn.org, the ad hoc local group ...
County receives 3 bids on Courthouse Cafe
Jun 02, 2005 ... It's only 10:30 in the morning, but Buchanan County commissionersare already thinking about lunch - for next month -as they perusepotential menus for the Courthouse Cafe. The county commission took bids Wednesday for a new operator forthe cafe, which is located in the courthouse ...
St. Joseph police briefs, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Arrests Jerad P. Carr-Green, 20, 2808 Sacramento St., at 12:10 a.m.Tuesday on a charge of receiving stolen property. Gary D. Fobair, 24, 2818 Penn St., at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday on chargesof second-degree burglary and third-degree assault. James C. Bell, 34, 206 N. 16th St., ...
Vital statistics, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Births The following births were reported at Heartland Health. Thegeneral public visiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily. Richard and Tracy Zook, St. Joseph, a son born Monday, May 30,2005. Jonathan and Jacqueline Barnett, St. Joseph, a son born Tuesday,May 31, ...
Investigation of collisionon Highway 59 continues
Jun 02, 2005 ... ATCHISON, Kan. - The Kansas State Highway Patrol continuedWednesday to investigate a Tuesday accident, during which a St.Joseph man suffered serious injuries. Troopers still hadn't determined Wednesday whether the driver of a2004 Ford truck, Michael J. Frank, 34, of St. Joseph, was ...
Inmate, 53, dies from natural causes
Jun 02, 2005 ... CAMERON, Mo. - A 53-year-old inmate died of apparent naturalcauses last weekend at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron,according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. James L. Copher was pronounced dead after a lengthy ...
Jump start, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Voting technology to be demonstrated Citizens interested in the future of voting technology in BuchananCounty can attend demonstrations from five vendors today at theHoliday Inn. Five of the most established vendors of election machinery in theUnited States will show ...
Maryville's revitalization effort receives a helping hand
Jun 02, 2005 ... A project to improve the town square in Maryville got anotherboost Wednesday - by $350,000. The Missouri Department of Economic Development approved $3million in state tax credits to 12 communities undertakingrevitalization efforts. Maryville is one of six communities ...
The American Dream
Jun 02, 2005 ... Now that the house has been framed and sheathed it needsprotection, much like buttoning up your overcoat when you go outside.You don't want wind and rain to cause problems for the work you'vealready done. SECURE THE FLOOR At the Habitat for Humanity house, the ...
It's your call, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Changing history It's so ridiculous that Buchanan, Limbaugh, Snow and others ofthat same bunch are trying so hard to change history. I think thereal problem is that they think someone in the media will get realbrave and start a similar investigation into this administration.What ...
Correction, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... An item about registration for summer school classes at the RuthHuston Learning Center contained incorrect information, because of areporter's error. Registration will begin Monday, the same day ...
Your letters June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... A grave concern Recently, I visited my "hometown" St. Joseph, Mo. While there Iread an item in your fair paper about a gentleman out on Pickett Roadwho had some vandalism done to his driveway decorations. I believecement lions were damaged. I sympathize with the gentleman and ...
Obituaries, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... James G. Brewer 1920-2005 BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - James G. Brewer, 84, of Bartlesville,formerly St. Joseph, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2005,at Heritage Villa Nursing Center. James was born Nov. 3, 1920, in Bangor, Maine, to Dr. Warren andNellie Brewer ....
Services, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... James Frank Crouch, 49, Casper, Wyo., memorial service: 10:30 a.m.today, United Methodist Church, Turney, Mo. Inurnment: Lathrop, Mo.,Cemetery. Arrangements: Park Lawn Lathrop Chapel. Arthur D. "Art" Pace, 70, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Horton,Kan., 10 a.m. today, D.W ....
Salad art
Jun 01, 2005 ... It's all in the presentation. Whether it's a bouquet of flowers or a platter of vegetables, thearrangement can make a huge difference in the visual appeal. To see this mastered in both food and flowers you could strollover to the historic Robidoux Row Museum in St. Joseph on ...
Fnal grades for our lawmakers
Jun 01, 2005 ... Students, students, please take your seats and be quiet. Iunderstand that the school year is almost over. You're anxious tobegin your summer of fun. But first we have to pass out final grades for the legislativesession that just ended. Before we get started, I should admit ...
St. Joseph police briefs June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Arrests Iran L. Hicks, 26, 2937 1/2 Jules St., at 2:15 a.m. Monday oncharges of statutory rape and possession of a controlled substance. Brett A. Young, 38, 1720 Belle St., at 10:21 a.m. Monday on aDaviess County probation violation. Timothy Wallingford, 40, 1605 N ....
Circuit courts June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Court costs are not included in the figures below. The usual courtcost is $104.50 for misdemeanors and $281.50 for felonies. Added intothis are other costs, such as the cost of arrest for a charge ofdriving while intoxicated. The additional fees can bring the courtcosts up to $400 or ...
It's Your Call, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... In the dumps over Dumpster I read in this morning's paper about catching people throwingtheir garbage in city Dumpsters. When we were in business and had aDumpster facing the street, often my husband and I were working onSunday it so happened to be we were going out to lunch. We ...
Shields named to Medicaid panel
Jun 01, 2005 ... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - St. Joseph Republican Sen. Charlie Shieldswas appointed Tuesday to a new state commission that will revampMissouri's 40-year-old Medicaid system. Mr. Shields is one of five senators and five House members whowill sit on the commission, which will review the ...
City loses appeal in court battle over land
Jun 01, 2005 ... The city of St. Joseph on Tuesday lost its appeal with the state'stop court in an annexation dispute with Country Club Village. The two municipalities had attempted to annex overlapping land inAndrew County. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday released itsopinion that Country ...
Jump start, June 1, 2005
Jun 01, 2005 ... Partnership to offer electric bill assistance Community Action Partnership will begin an energy crisisintervention program June 14 for households at or below 125 percentof the poverty income guidelines in Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton andDeKalb counties. Individuals who ...
Murderercontestshis life sentence
Jun 01, 2005; ... A Texas man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of hisformer stepmother in Buchanan County has filed a motion to set asidethe judgment based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Steven R. Hoffman, 40, alleges that his public defender misled himto believe a plea bargain had ...
Wire Rope to acquire competitor
Jun 01, 2005 ... Wire Rope Corporation of America has signed a definitive purchaseagreement to acquire a competing manufacturer in Mexico. Wire Rope, based in St. Joseph, agreed to buy Aceros Camesa, S.A.de C.V. and Camesa Inc. from Grupo Industrial Camesa of Mexico. Camesa, with more than 500 ...
Battle over faulty vests nears close
Jun 01, 2005; ... Buchanan County is nearing resolution of a class-action lawsuitagainst the makers of defective bulletproof vests purchased for theSheriff's Department. The suit, filed earlier this year, alleges that vests made withthe material Zylon do not live up to their five-year ...
[ Commission schedules hearings for Aquila ]
Jun 03, 2005 ... Commission schedules hearings for Aquila The Missouri Public Service Commission will begin hearings inJanuary for electric and steam rate cases filed by Aquila. Hearings for the steam rate case will start Jan. 23 in Room 310 ofthe Governor Office Building in Jefferson City. The ...
Great people teach kids
Jun 03, 2005 ... David Jordan's path to becoming the St. Joseph School District'sTeacher of the Year was anything but direct. Mr. Jordan tried out teaching right after he graduated fromcollege. It is a demanding profession. He opted instead to try outthe business world, working and living in ...
Baseball team makes final 4
Jun 03, 2005 ... Although football and baseball are two completely different sportsplayed on two very different arenas, Benton High School and Webb CityHigh School have managed to once again face each other in a stateplayoff. It's become a long-distance rivalry of sorts. The baseball team faces ...
Your letters June 3, 2005
Jun 03, 2005 ... A formula for success For a generation, Western society has been obsessed with thesearch for self. We have turned the age-old philosophical questionabout the meaning and purpose of life into a modern growth industry.The best-selling titles have promised success with everything ...
Late notices, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Jackson Kelley Jackson "Jake" Kelley, 32, St. Joseph, died Wednesday, June 1,2005, from injuries sustained in a truck and train accident inNodaway, Mo. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Rupp Funeral Home, St. Joseph. Burial:Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, St. Joseph. Family visitation: 6 ...
Tractor-trailer driver dies in train collision
Jun 02, 2005 ... NODAWAY, Mo. - A St. Joseph semitrailer driver died Wednesdayafter a train accident on Missouri Route T, according to the MissouriState Highway patrol. At 9:05 a.m., Jackson Kelley, 32, of St. Joseph, was driving a1993 Freightliner north on Route T at a double railroad crossing ...
Circuit Court, June 2, 2005
Jun 02, 2005 ... Court costs are not included in the figures below. The usual courtcost is $104.50 for misdemeanors and $281.50 for felonies. Added intothis are other costs, such as the cost of arrest for a charge ofdriving while intoxicated. The additional fees can bring the courtcosts up to $400 or ...
Farmers warily watch river rise
Jun 02, 2005 ... No one forecasted a 4-inch rain would fall in Buchanan CountyTuesday night. The unpredictability of spring weather worries Lanny Frakes as theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers changing the water flow on theMissouri River. A group making recommendations about a spring rise ...
Revised plan for Tuscany gets support
Jun 02, 2005 ... The proposed Tuscany Village retail development gained solidsupport Wednesday evening from the St. Joseph City Council. The city's Tax Increment Financing Commission voted against theplan last month. At Wednesday's council work session, JSC Development offered arevised plan ...
Man injured after falling off hood of moving car
Jun 02, 2005 ... A 42-year-old man suffered head injuries Wednesday after he jumpedfrom the hood of a moving Ford Taurus on Gene Field Road. The man jumped onto the car during a property dispute just before2:30 p.m. in the 2800 block of Bradford Court, said Sgt. Ron Gordon,St. Joseph Police ...
Cancer survivor and her puppet aren't dummies
Jun 02, 2005 ... Corky sat on the lectern at the Faith United Baptist Church Sundaymorning. Well behaved and dressed up in a pinstriped vest and redtie, he made a funny face when his mother slicked down his too-redhair with spit grease. "How are you doing today, Corky?" asked his mother Sharon ...